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Current stage
Great Shelford Parish Council has a website dedicated to the Neighbourhood Plan.
The referendum on the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan will take place on 4 September 2025.
The following documents are those specified in the Referendum Information Statement [PDF, 0.4MB]:
- The ‘Referendum’ version of the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 20MB] which includes a map of Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan area;
- The Examiner’s Report [PDF, 0.5MB] on the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan;
- The written representations on the submission version of the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 0.3MB], that were submitted to the independent examiner;
- South Cambridgeshire District Council’s decision statement on the receipt of the Examiner’s Report and its decision to proceed to referendum (4 September 2025), including a statement of satisfaction that the ‘Referendum’ version of the Neighbourhood Plan meets the Basic Conditions and is legally compliant; and
- A statement that sets out general information as to town and country planning including neighbourhood planning and the referendum [PDF, 0.2MB].
Key dates
- Neighbourhood area designated by us: 8 November 2016
- Pre-submission public consultation (Regulation 14): 11 March 2024 to 30 April 2024
- Neighbourhood Plan submitted to us: 21 November 2024
- Submission public consultation (Regulation 16): 18 December 2024 to 12 February 2025
- Neighbourhood Plan sent for examination: 14 February 2025
- Referendum: 4 September 2025
- Neighbourhood Plan made: N/A
Designated Neighbourhood Area
On 8 November 2016 the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Area was designated following the end of the consultation with no objections received.
- Application to designate Stapleford and Great Shelford neighbourhood area [PDF, 1MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford neighbourhood area designated map [PDF, 0.7MB]
Strategic Environmental Assessment / Habitat Regulations Assessment Screening Determination Statement
South Cambridgeshire District Council and Stapleford and Great Shelford Parish Council have prepared a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) and Habitat Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Determination Statement:
Pre-submission consultation (Regulation 14)
Stapleford and Great Shelford carried out a consultation on their pre-submission Neighbourhood Plan for their parishes. The consultation was from 11 March 2024 to 30 April 2024.
Submission public consultation (Regulation 16)
Stapleford and Great Shelford Parish Councils submitted their Neighbourhood Plan and supporting documents to us on 22 November 2024.
We confirmed that the Neighbourhood Plan complies with all the relevant statutory requirements [PDF, 0.2MB].
A public consultation on the submission version of the Neighbourhood Plan was carried out between 18 December 2024 and 12 February 2025. The comments received during the consultation have been published and can be viewed using our online consultation system.
Neighbourhood Plan and Supporting documents
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 4MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Design Guidance and Codes [PDF, 13.5MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Character Area Map (October 2024 update) [JPG, 1.5MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Landscape Character Assessment (October 2019) [PDF, 11.5MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Landscape Character Assessment Addendum (September 2024) [PDF, 3MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Housing Needs Assessment (2024 Amendment) [PDF, 1MB]
- Stapleford and Great Shelford Assessment of Proposed S&GS Local Green Spaces [PDF, 0.6MB]
- Basic Conditions Statement [PDF, 1.5MB]
- Consultation Statement [PDF, 12.5MB]
- Appendix 2 - Initial public opinion survey, 2022 [PDF, 0.4MB]
- Appendix 3 - Initial public opinion survey: results and analysis, 2022 [PDF, 1MB]
- Appendix 5 - Mid-term community consultation paper, 2023 [PDF, 3MB]
- Appendix 6 - Mid-term community consultation: results and analysis, 2023 [PDF, 1MB]
- Appendix 7 - Mid-term community consultation: appendix of free-text comments [PDF, 0.3MB]
- Appendix 8 - How consultation outcomes influenced the NP, 2023 [PDF, 0.2MB]
- Appendix 10 - Reg 14 consultation responses from residents [PDF, 0.4MB]
- Appendix 11 - Reg 14 consultation responses from stakeholders and statutory bodies [PDF, 1MB]
- Appendix 12 – Schedule of Changes made to the Reg 14 Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 1.5MB]
- Determination Statement for the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan (March 2024) [PDF, 1.5MB]
Examination
Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan was submitted for examination on 18 February 2025. The independent examiner appointed to carry out the examination is Andrew Ashcroft.
On 21 February 2025, the examiner sent an Examination Arrangements Note [PDF, 0.2MB] to South Cambridgeshire District Council, Stapleford Parish Council and Great Shelford Parish Council. On 5 March 2025, the examiner sent a Clarification Note [PDF, 0.2MB] to South Cambridgeshire District Council, Stapleford Parish Council and Great Shelford Parish Council.
Stapleford Parish Council and Great Shelford Parish Council provided their response [PDF, 0.7MB] to the examiner’s clarification note and a comparative assessment [PDF, 0.2MB] of neighbourhood plan views on 27 March 2025. The examiner completed his examination, and sent his final Examiner's Report [PDF, 0.5MB] to South Cambridgeshire District Council on 16 May 2025.
Referendum
The referendum on the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan will take place on 4 September 2025.
The following documents are those specified in the Referendum Information Statement [PDF, 0.4MB]:
- The ‘Referendum’ version of the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 20MB] which includes a map of Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan area;
- The Examiner’s Report [PDF, 0.5MB] on the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan;
- The written representations on the submission version of the Stapleford and Great Shelford Neighbourhood Plan [PDF, 0.3MB], that were submitted to the independent examiner;
- South Cambridgeshire District Council’s decision statement on the receipt of the Examiner’s Report and its decision to proceed to referendum (4 September 2025), including a statement of satisfaction that the ‘Referendum’ version of the Neighbourhood Plan meets the Basic Conditions and is legally compliant; and
- A statement that sets out general information as to town and country planning including neighbourhood planning and the referendum [PDF, 0.2MB].